{"id":1013,"date":"2012-12-03T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T04:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2012-12-03T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T04:56:18","slug":"tribal-ministry-in-the-metropolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/2012\/12\/03\/tribal-ministry-in-the-metropolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal Ministry in the Metropolis?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Visiting the Tala-Andig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How does one involve them-self in tribal ministry while living in a major metropolis?\u00a0 The truth is it\u2019s all a matter of mindset.\u00a0 As one co-worker recently reminded us, \u2018It\u2019s kind of like watching a basketball game and watching the reaction of the crowd when one team scores a basket.\u00a0 One side roars with joy and excitement while the other groans with disappointment.\u00a0 Although both sides viewed the same event there were two different responses.<\/em>\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0 The challenge thus is how to respond to what God is doing and how He is using us in the process.\u00a0 We can either roar with excitement or groan with disappointment.\u00a0 For me, I choose to roar with excitement just for the privilege of being part of the team.\u00a0 To that extent, each one of you can likewise roar with excitement as you have opportunity to be a part of seeing indigenous people reached for Christ through your faithful prayers, giving, and encouragement.\u00a0 What’s your mindset?<\/p>\n

Praise & Prayer:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
First Fruits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Praise God for new believers among the Brooks Point Palawano<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 These were the first people group we visited during our first term in 2003 and so it was with great excitement when we learned of the new believers there.\u00a0 Please pray for others that are still being taught.<\/p>\n

Praise be to Him for first ever baptisms<\/a> that took place recently among the Agutaynen<\/strong><\/em> believers.\u00a0 Please be in prayer for this people group as they are morning the sudden and unexpected loss<\/a> of one of their prominent brothers in Christ.\u00a0 I am reminded of Enoch in Genesis 5:24.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Believers Baptism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We praise the Lord for the privilege of witnessing baptisms among the Tala-Andig<\/strong><\/em> during a visit to a couple of our tribal works in the south.\u00a0 Apparently this was the first baptism they have had in a number of years and many came from various outreaches to be baptized.<\/p>\n

What a privilege it was also to enjoy worship and time in the word with Banwaon<\/strong><\/em> believers (I followed along in my English Bible with what they were teaching from Eph. 4:17-32).\u00a0 It was very encouraging to see many asking questions; not of the missionaries but from their own teachers.<\/p>\n

Colossians 3<\/h3>\n

New International Version (NIV)<\/p>\n

\n

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ<\/h3>\n

3\u00a0Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.2\u00a0<\/sup>Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things<\/em>.\u00a0 (BibleGateway.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How does one involve them-self in tribal ministry while living in a major metropolis?\u00a0 The truth is it\u2019s all a matter of mindset.\u00a0 As one co-worker recently reminded us, \u2018It\u2019s kind of like watching a basketball game and watching the reaction of the crowd when one team scores a basket.\u00a0 One side roars with joy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10059],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-about","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/robert-smith\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}